Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Eratoneura hymettana - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Typhlocybinae	Tribe: Erythroneurini
Taxonomic Author: (Knull, 1949)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: The wings and body are mostly a pale whitish color, but there are four dark faded marks (almost rectangular in shape) on the middle of the wings, forming an upside down U when viewed from above; these dark marks can vary from reddish-brown to dark gray. There are a couple broken orange bands towards the rear of the wings, past the darker marks. There is a small black spot at the base of the 4th apical cell in each wing. The vertex is yellowish brown, and there is a yellow and orange set of markings across the anterior edge of the pronotum; the rest of the pronotum is almost entirely pale. The scutellar angles are yellow-orange, and there are a couple large orange spots on the base of the wings to either side of the scutellum. Adults are 2.9- 3.2 mm long. (3I)

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: Interior eastern North America, where it seems to be very uncommon to rare due to the low number of collected specimens. (3I)

Abundance: Recorded from the Piedmont and mountains, and likely to occur in the mountains as well since it has been collected across the border in Appalachia Tennessee; likely a very uncommon to rare species in the state.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Forested areas with sycamore

Plant Associates: American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis; 3I)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

See also Habitat Account for Rich Wet Hardwood Forests

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Eratoneura hymettana - No Common Name

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